Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El- Rufai on Thursday he never lobbied the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to be selected as one of its speakers at its annual conference.

Recall that the NBA had earlier withdrawn its invitation to El-Rufai via a tweet on its official Twitter handle following protests from some lawyers.

However, in a statement by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, El Rufai said the action of the NBA will not stop him from contributing to national discourse.

The statement reads “When lawyer friends requested Malam Nasir El-Rufai to accept the invitation of the NBA to participate in a panel discussion on national identity, he accepted as part of his commitment to having a national conversation and the evolution of a national consensus”

“NBA platform or not, these worthy conversations must continue. He will continue to make his voice heard on the things our country needs to do for its progress”.

While the decision about who speaks at its event is clearly the NBA’s, Malam El-Rufai wishes to make clear that he did not seek the platform and is not agitated that he has one less speaking engagement”.

“However, the circumstances of the last few days warrant some comments. That a professional organisation has elected to endorse a one-sided narrative on a profound national issue is something that its members may wish to reflect upon”.

“For an association, whose bread and butter is about justice to make a ruling based on the stridency of people who lampoon judicial processes against certain individuals without hearing the other side is odd".

"It bears noting that in its response to pressure, the NBA leadership has signaled an unfortunate embrace of injustice, unfairness, absence of fair hearing and total disregard for the rule of law”.

The defamatory statements in the petition is another matter entirely, and they will get the appropriate response”.

“Malam Nasir El-Rufai has taken several actions on the security, institutional and technology fronts to address the legacy of violent strife in the state. He is the governor that made permanent military and police bases a reality in southern Kaduna, after close to 40 years of waiting. He is the governor that set up a Peace Commission to nudge communities to embrace their responsibility to live in peace and harmony”.

” He has done this with equality of concern for all residents, not just those with access to the media and who are able to mobilise sentiment even when they are part of the problem. His investments in building a constituency for peace, anchored on the rule of law, respect for the citizenship rights of everyone and an embrace of the obligations of a common humanity will continue”.

“Those who have chosen to pretend that it is only Kaduna State that is experiencing the security challenges in North-West, or that it is only one part of the state that is affected can enjoy the illusion”.

Malam El-Rufai remains focused on the tough and hard work of stopping the bleeding and the needless breaking of bones”.

https://www.independent.ng/el-rufai-accuses-nba-leadership-of-injustice-unfairness/

This must have truly hurt.

Next time, you'd understand and know not to be openly parochial or bigot.

The same outcry, resistance, and fate awaits you at the national level should you decide to run for a national office.

E pain Little Finger sha

Ok Mallam don't cry we await Boko high command view on the matter ....

See who is talking about injustice? This must have pained him or hurt his ego.So it should be registered in his sub-consciousness that he cant pay terrorists to not kill people while @ the same time encourage the injustice being unleashed on Southern Kaduna people.He should forget speaking in the NBA conference & attend to his constitutional responsibility back home.

Mtcheew

Thank you NBA for cutting the imp to size

Am glad he understands the weight the rejection is placing on his person and acceptance.

E PAINAM !

See who dey talk.

This sank very well.
Him and his recalcitrant sons should go rant on Twitter as usual.

Movoko e pain u, e pain u well well

nairavsdollars:
Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Kaduna state governor, Nasir El- Rufai on Thursday he never lobbied the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to be selected as one of its speakers at its annual conference.

Recall that the NBA had earlier withdrawn its invitation to El-Rufai via a tweet on its official Twitter handle following protests from some lawyers.

However, in a statement by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, El Rufai said the action of the NBA will not stop him from contributing to national discourse.

The statement reads “When lawyer friends requested Malam Nasir El-Rufai to accept the invitation of the NBA to participate in a panel discussion on national identity, he accepted as part of his commitment to having a national conversation and the evolution of a national consensus”

“NBA platform or not, these worthy conversations must continue. He will continue to make his voice heard on the things our country needs to do for its progress”.

While the decision about who speaks at its event is clearly the NBA’s, Malam El-Rufai wishes to make clear that he did not seek the platform and is not agitated that he has one less speaking engagement”.

“However, the circumstances of the last few days warrant some comments. That a professional organisation has elected to endorse a one-sided narrative on a profound national issue is something that its members may wish to reflect upon”.

“For an association, whose bread and butter is about justice to make a ruling based on the stridency of people who lampoon judicial processes against certain individuals without hearing the other side is odd".

"It bears noting that in its response to pressure, the NBA leadership has signaled an unfortunate embrace of injustice, unfairness, absence of fair hearing and total disregard for the rule of law”.

The defamatory statements in the petition is another matter entirely, and they will get the appropriate response”.

“Malam Nasir El-Rufai has taken several actions on the security, institutional and technology fronts to address the legacy of violent strife in the state. He is the governor that made permanent military and police bases a reality in southern Kaduna, after close to 40 years of waiting. He is the governor that set up a Peace Commission to nudge communities to embrace their responsibility to live in peace and harmony”.

” He has done this with equality of concern for all residents, not just those with access to the media and who are able to mobilise sentiment even when they are part of the problem. His investments in building a constituency for peace, anchored on the rule of law, respect for the citizenship rights of everyone and an embrace of the obligations of a common humanity will continue”.

“Those who have chosen to pretend that it is only Kaduna State that is experiencing the security challenges in North-West, or that it is only one part of the state that is affected can enjoy the illusion”.

Malam El-Rufai remains focused on the tough and hard work of stopping the bleeding and the needless breaking of bones”.

https://www.independent.ng/el-rufai-accuses-nba-leadership-of-injustice-unfairness/

You can't address bandity in your state and you want to address National discourse...
Thank you NBA. Baba sef has felt small from what Southern Kaduna people are facing.

EmptyGarden:
See who dey talk.

My brother, na so we see am oo. You did not see a coupist recently condenming Marlians' Malian's coup?

Hmmm

The governor is gradually becoming a damaged brand with shrinking acceptability in the other parts of the country.

I have a feeling that he was set up for ridicule by the those who invited him initially.

Hehehe! See painment.How can lawyers said this man should be a speaker in their conference? What impunity.

E pain am
Lol

No international platforms for your vice presidential campaign

You have helped shed innocent blood. Karma is waiting. Enjoy your treatment

As at today, Southern Kaduna is the most active site of massacres and mass atrocities in Nigeria. Despite this, when the Governor met with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kaduna on 17 August, Governor El-Rufai dismissed the atrocities going on in Southern Kaduna as “media hype”.

The previous day, on 16 August, he informed Seun Okinbaloye on Channels Television’s “Politics Today” programme, that he had been unable to visit the sites of atrocity in Southern Kaduna nor extend empathy to the victims because of COVID-19.

However, not having found time to show up for victims of mass killings in his own state, on 8 August, Governor el-Rufai found time to travel to Benin-City for the flag-off of the Campaign of his party in the Edo State Governorship elections. Apparently, COVID-19 did not preclude that.

I just can't keep wondering the audacity of this satanic short man